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The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

1t is rumored that Lieutenant Boyd,
Hawaiian Government cadet in the
Naval College Of Italy, is to be brought
home to take command of the training
cruiser Kaimiloa.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

Mr.. A. J. Cartwright has again con
fcred large gift Of standard works on
the Honolulu Library and Reading
Room Association.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

There has been no fresh outbreak of
smallpox at Lahaina, and the Japanese
forming the single case discovered is
recovering.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

The absolute despots oi Europe
know nothing about manhood nor its
aspirations, All that the governing
classes Of Europe care for those beneath
them is that they may continue them
IN power, and that they may earn
enough wealth which, by taxation, they
can appropriate to their own selfish pur
poses - NKMOn's illustrated World
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

Hon. ]. w. Kalua is understood to
have received the appointment OF
School Agent for Waikiki, Maui, in
place Of Mr.. A. Barnes, resigned.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

II you want to know all the new
you must read the HERALD.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

Mr.. Aaron Hart, father in.law to Mr..
Lewis ]. Levey, died in London,
March nth, aged eighty years. He
was wealthy citizen Of the worlds
metropolis.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

At noon to-day Messrs. L. P. Adams
& Co will sell FIVE shares of Mutual
Telephone stock, and at the same hour
Mr. Levey will put up 100 bales Cali
fjruia hay.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

The Board Of the Hawaiian Evan.
gelical Association will hold an adj
journed meeting at thcrooms, 1903 Bere
tania street, at 7 o'clock this evening.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

MospAy, April 49,
Bktne Katie Flckinger from San Francisco.
Schr Mary Foster from Kauai
Sehr Emma from Kauai
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

At meeting of the Hawaiian
Jockey Club on Saturday, it was re-
solved to move the judges stand back
near its old place opposite the grand
stand. Eight new members were
elected, and Mr.. w. G. Irwin was APP
pointed Treasurer in place Of Mr..
Cecil Brown, resigned A new code
for the government Of the club was
read, to be acted upon at the annual
meeting next Monday, Arrange.
ments we're initiated for the annual
races on Kamehameha Day June
nth.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

The King was entertained on board
H. b. M. S, Caroline, from about &c
O'Clock yesterday morning till A in the
afternoon. Sir William Wiseman, Bart,
Commander, had exhibitions Of the
large and machine guns given for His
Majesty's benefit, making good deal
of desultory firing, Royal salutes were
fred and the yards manned on His
Majesty going aboard and leaving the
vessel. His Excellency Antoine Rosa
H. MS Chamberlain, accompanied the
King.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19
HANDY STATIONERY.
LEGAL car PERFECTION PADS,
HoppER,s LETTER PAD

Letter, Cap and Note Blocks Of FIRST quality paper
Legal Cap, Letter and Note Blocks Of ruled
Manila paper, plain Memo. and No
blocks, Nj. & III. form block
for Bills, Statemen
Wash'lists, etc.,
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-19

Telephone. H. B. Co. No. =. P. o. Box 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Holr The Hindo0 Reans,

The Hindoo reaps with an iron blade
six inches long, an inch wide, and
curved like a sickle, costing him 4 cents.
He squats on his heels, cuts o handful,
lays it down, and, without risingof his
heels. waddles forward and cuts another.
In ~ days he cuts an acre, and receives
5 cents a day, boarding himself. When
he wants to thrash his grain, he drives
a stake into the ground, spreads his
grain around it, ties "a rope to his bulbs
horns and then to the stake and drives
the animal around and around until the
straw IS tramped very fine into what they
call ''bhoosa, which is fed to the cattle
after the wheat is separated. The Eng
lish have tried to introduce threshine
machines, but the HIndoos will have
one of them. They think the cattle
would not cat the straw, because it
breaks instead of tramping it fiat.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Whfte House Sfnmns., ),

ssThere is another, said one Of the
door-keepers at the White House one
day not long ago. "Whats thata'
asked some one who was standing near
BY. sWhy, acigar iend," was the reply.
Sec that man going off there and he
pointed to a very respectable looking
man walking away putting at . half
smoked cigar. I've have regular Gus
toners here-man who make it a prac-
ticc to come to the White House once or
twice q day and pick up stnmps of cigars
thrown on the porch or walk leading to
the house. Cabinet days are their chief
days, and when congress is in session
they live high. They know that cabinet
officers and senators smoke good cigars
and often they have just lighted n bo-
fore reaching the house and throw it away.
You would be surprised to know the men
who come here daily to pick up these
east oMl stumps-robins I believe the
actors call them. The White House,
you know, is the place whore all tho
prominent men Of the country in town
visit. These men invariably smoke good
cigars, and it is a picnic for the robin
hunters Watch tho porch som day
and SEQ for yoursclf. Baltimore Sun
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
The King aud the Gypsy.

Of the many anecdotes told of the
German Emperor recently this is quite
the best. It is to the effect that at the
time of the Furstcntag at Frankfort in
1868 King William was one day walking
in the neighborhood of Badcn-Baden,
accompanied by Herr Won Bismarck and
q number of ladies and gentlemen.
Passing a gypsy hut one Of the ladies
said, ''That is where the famous gypsy
girl, Preciosa, tells fortunes" The
party, all in walking dress, entered the
hut and had their fortunes told in sue
c~ession, the King, whose identity was
concealed, coming last. Prcciosa held
his hand a long while in silence, and
then said: 81 see a great cr3wn, great
victories, and great age. You will live
ninety-six years, but your last days will
bring many troubles and much SORROW"
The King forgot all about the prophecy
till, in 1884, when at a ball at the Rus
sian Embassy in Berlin, the Hungarian
Countess Erdody, who's, mother was a
gypsy woman, was presented to him.
During a long convc. sation it was men
toned that the Countess had the gift of
chiromancy. The Emperor held out his
hand, and the Countess, after examin-
ing the lines, gravely said, "Your
Majesty is destined to live ninety six
years." The Emperor, it is added, was
much struck by the coincidence.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Forms of Bank BUS

The American bank bill has followed
the form of the American letter en-
velope. For paper money, if paper
money must be used, it is the most can
vcnient possible. Bat there is a preju.
dice against that form in Europe. Tho
notes Of the Bank Of England and tho
Bank of France are scarcely less in size
than an oil fashioned blanket newspaper
sheet. Adraft given by an English or
French bank is still larger. Your tailor
in Paris gives you q receipt that, aftel
several times folding you manage to
cram it into your nocketbook. A queer
idea Of business attaches to these huge
pieces Of paper. They will tell you that
small drafts, bank bills and receipts do
not look business like--that is to say
whether there is business or not, it il
desirable to make a show Of it.-san
Francisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Ten Things O. Baby Can Do.

1t can beat any alarm clock ever in
vented, waking a family up in the morn
ing.
Give it a fair show and it can smash
more dishes than the most industrious
servant girl in the country.
1t can fall down oftencr and with less
provocatioa than the most expert tum-
bier in the circus ring.
1t can make more genuine fuss ovcr a
simple brass pin than its mother would
over . broken back.
1t can choke itself black in the face
with greater ease than the most accom-
plishcd w.etch that ever was executed.
1t en- keep a family in a constant tur-
moil from morning till night and night
till morning without cncc varying its
tune.
1t can be relied upon to sleep peace
fully oil day when its father is down
town and cry pcrsistcntIy at night when
he is particularly sleepy.
It may be the naughtiest, dirtiest,
ugliest, most frctful baby in all the
world, but you can never make its
mother believe it, and you had better not
try it.
1t can be a charming and model infant
when no one is around, but when visitors
are present it can exhibit more bad tenn
per than both of its parents together.
1t can brighten up a house better than
all the furniture ever made; make
swecter music than the finest orchestra
organized; fill a larger place in its
parents breasts than they knew they
had, and when it goes away it can cause
a greater vacancy and leave a greater
blank than all the rest of the word put
together. Mail and Express.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
A Doctors, WGratna.

Children are delicate plants" said !.
physician yesterday, land should b
carefully watched. Above all thel
should moi DO allowed to play with dan.
gerous toys. Toy pistols and cannons,
blow guns, sharp tools, come under thiI
ban, aid ] am also inclined to include
the rubber balloon. Tho inflated ones,
such as are sold on the street corners, arr
well enough, but the kind that the child
initiates with its breath are very danger.
Gus. A sudden iadrawing Of breath
may draw the rubber into the little ones
throat and cause death. Parcnts should
think Of these things "-[Philadelphia
Call.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02

face there is still a shadow of the cyan
of old, it is said, q strange mixture o
tie past and present. She is the patrol
saint Of children, and they com to he
with all their troubles, disappointments
and joys. Who but this patient, sweet,
faced little woman could dcv.sc sucI
wonderful amuscments? Who would
enter more heartily into the spirit O.
their child livess She FORCES q colder
chain of love and sympathy, binding
them 10 her. She conquers tllcil
passions with a touch and i
word. She banishes her pain with t
kiss, and brings the smiling rainbow
through the storm of tears, with such
wonderful skill that mothers stand
amazed at her art. A strange mission,
surely, for a tomboy, who knew naugh'
but fun and frolic, who thought life
summers day, and time a merc dream.
Yesterday an elfu spritc--to-day 8
saint!
''Mothcr minc," says the b'ue-eyed,
f%air-haired boy, telling her of some new
honor he has achieved, call that I am,
you have made me. Mother love hat
been my inspiration; to gain your smils
of approval, my highest aim. How shall
I reward you2"
"A mothers reward should be 6
child's love and pride. ask no more,''
murmurs cyan softly, as he smoothe;
her brown-gray hair.-[Frankiyu ",
Lee, in the Current.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
DrHtfasa Sands.

Near the sea tho shifting of sand by
the winds is a familiar sight, and the
drifts are often known to encroach on
cultivated fields, forests and villages.
Striking examples are found on Lake
Michigan, where the withcred tops of a
forest are visible above a sand-drift,
and in Norfolk, England, where farms
and houses have been covered. The
same phenomenon occurs in deserts, the
great sandhills being not only carried
about by the wind, but evef forced be-
yond the proper limits on the. sandy
wastes. The extensive Registrar desert
in~central Afghanistan, is reported as
being steadily pushed ENTHUSIASTICALLY
and calculations have shown that its
present rate of progress will cause it to
oyerwhelm somc of the most fertile and
prosperous districts of the country in a
few thousand years.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Forms of Oaths.

The ancient Germans swore by theii
gods, by their swords, and by theii
boards.
The scandinavians, besides appealing
to the gods, touched a bloody ring in
the hands of a priest.
In somo parts of China a witness Is
sworn upon a saucer, which is broken
at the moment he takes the oath.
The Hindoo swears by the Vcda, the
sacred book of his religion. In like
manner the Mohammcdan is sworn on
the Koran.
In Egypt the custom prevailed Of
swearing by the goose. This is said to
have boon on account of the vcneration
in which the goose was held in that
country.
In Madagascar the people swear either
by their sovereign or by their mother,
and there are two fo,ms of witnessing
the oath, one to .'strke the water" and
the other to ''spear the calf"
Tho ancient Greeks and Romans
sworc by Jupiter, Minerva, Neptune and
9th r gods and Goddcsscs, laying their
heads upon the altar of the divinity
sworn by in taking a particularly sacred
oath.
Ancicntly the Jews swore by Jcrusa-
lem, by the temple, by the God OF
Israel, and also by broken glass, this
last being similar to the Chinese custom
of breaking. a saucer against the witness
box.
In ''Bruce's Travels" it is said that in
Abyssinia "they took the two fore
fingers of my right hand, one after the
other, and then kissed them-a form of
swearing used there, at least among
those who call themselves Christians"
The most ancient form of swearing of
which there is any record is that men
toned in the bible in Genesis, where
Abraham, swearing his oldest servant,
required him to place his hand under
his (Abraham's) thigh. This form is
mentioned in several places in the old
testament.
According to o:dfeld, in his 'Expe-
dition Into the Interior Of Africa by the
Niger" at Iddah, placing a naked sword
or knife to the throat is looked upon as
the strongest proof of innocence and
the most solemn form of oath they can
administer. In this manner the king is
sworn, sometimes at the point of a
poisoned arrow."-TChicaco News.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Decorated Amer.icnns.

George M. Pullman, who has recently
been decorated by the King of Italy, is
not the on'y American upon whom hon.
ors CT a similar nature have been con-
ferred. Father Harry MacDowall of St.
Agnes Roman Catholic Church, in New
York, wears the Cross and Gordon of st.
Maurice. Mr.. Patterson of Boston was
decorated with "The Grown of Italy"
The Hon. S. s. Cox has several Italian
stars and crosses, while the popular
American actor, w. ]. florence, has
the Russian Cross of st. Stanislaus, the
Italian tCouronne d'Itaie" and the
Papal crescent of the irst-class, "Pour lie
merite,' which is Turkish. All of these
were personal tributes from the sovcr-
eigns of the countries named. A num-
Der of actors have received decorations
from foreign sovereigns, among them
being S%,lvini, Got, Coquclin, Henry
Irving, John Toolc and Augustin Harris.
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Solutng the MYSTERY.

Tie ssrange' or 'ssnow-fedn beef Of
Colorado has tho reputation of being
rather tough d tccrtain seasons. Anew
conerin that country was greatly puz-
zled At first by this strange popularity
of shc beef.
ITa mind was enlightened, to his own
satisfaction, when he took tho brand for
tho date Of the creatures birth. BE was
> tender foot, and was riding ont with d
friend, when they CHANGED 10 come upon
. bunch Of cattle.
The young mans attention seemed to
be attracted, and as the idea dawncd
upon him he faced his companion, and
rointing ID an animal which bore GIG
brand. sB. G. q, sayage.y exclaimed,
Lock therot How san yoa expect thos.
a~nteaauvians T. be anything but fought
WHY dent yon kill your cattle before
flsey ges two u three times ii Old al
sAnssIahr
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Beneficial Insects.

Beetles are not the only beneficial in.
scots by any means; Ly far the create,
number are found among the Hynenop-
tela. This order includes tie parasitic
Ichneumon-f flies, which range all the
way from flies an inch or more in length
to minute species scarcely visible to tho
naked eye. The larger kinds deposit
only one egg in each victim, while some
of the smaller leave their entire compile
ment of eggs on one caterpillar. A well
known example, which is familiar te
most gardeners, may be found in the
Tomato worm. A small, black, micro.
CASTER fly goes peering about among the
tomato vines until it esples a worm on
which it lays its eggs. These soon hatch,
and the tiny larve cat their way into the
worm and ere 500 thickly packed be-
tween the skin and vital organs, where
they eat all the substance that would
otherwise 60 to make the future moth,
and their presence does not prevent the
worm from eating and growing until the
little parasites are full fed, when they
eat their way out of their hos, and each
stands on end and spins fo5itself a tiny
white cocoon. Sometimes these cocoons
are so numerous that the back of the
worm is almost entirely covered with
them, and now it shrivcls and rapidly
shrinks in size and soon dies. And this
work of destruction is constantly going
on all around us. Were it not for thes,
parasites, vegetation could scarcely exist
on the arth.-[American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02

Destroying weeds on the roadside is
hereafter to be made compu' s ,ry on
highway commissioners in New York
State, provided the owners of adjoining
lands do not do the work. The old law
requiring owners of the land to cut
weeds along their own roadsides has
been a dead letter a long time;'but if
somebody is authorized to cut wcels at
the owners expense, this work is likely
to be better done in fnture.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
SCRAPS.

The carpet beetle, or buffalo-moth,
was introduced into the United States
from Europe in 1872, and has since
made its home in all parts of the country.
The initial velocity Of the 18%0o-pound
proiectile fired twice with 1000 pounds
| of powder from the new 100-ton gun In
tended for the British ship Rem Bow
was 21-0 feet per second.
At the close of 1886 the American as
ISOLATION of science, according to the re-
port of the permanent secretary, had
1886 members. Of these, 631, being
specially engaged in scientific work, have
been elected to the rank of fellows.
A French physician, DIR. Martincau,
claims to have cured sixty-scvcn cases OF
diabetes out of seventy treated. His
specific is a solution of carbonate of
lithia and arseniatc of soda in 9rated
water, used to the exclusion Of other
drinks.
Mr.. J. w. Walker has discovered on
the south SIDE of Pine Mountain,
Georgia, nearly 200 feet above the ia
NOUS corundum mine, a site where the
ancient inhabitants of that region manu-
featured their tale vessels for cooking
Evidence of the use of stone implements
in the work arc 'indubitable. The YES
sells were blocked out and followed be-
fore being broken from the elge.
M. Floran dc VIllcpignc has devised
in Paris an instru mcnt, tie autograph
ometcr, which records automatically the
topography and difference OF level of al
places over which it passes. 1t is car
ried about on II light vehicle, and those
who wish to use it have nothing to do
but to drag it, or have it dragged, over
the ground over which they desire to
obtain a plan.
A German inventor, Herr A. van
Bcrkcl, of Berlin, has recently intro
duced improvem nts in the treatment of
wood to render this material less liable
to the influence of moisture. His sys-
TEN is of special value for wood pave
mcnts. The blocks are first treated
with q solution of water glass and then
impregnated with a mixture Of fuo-
silicic acid and some bituminous COM
pounds.
In the extensive oyster culture expert
mcnts of the United States government
particular attention is being given to
methods for preserving the young. Wire
baskets three feet square and six inchss
deep are used for collecting the spat,
which adhere closely to the sides and
bottom, this dcvic, enabling the opera
tors to prevent the accumulation of mud,
the great foe of the oyster industry, by
frequent shakings of the baskets. An
average oyster is expected to yield TO-,
600, 900 young.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Home.

Oh! What is homes that sweet championship
OF life the better part;
The happy smile of welcome on the lip
Upspringing from the heart.
1t is the eager clasp of kindly hands,
The long remembered tone,
The ready sympathy which understands
All feeling by its own.
The rosy cheek of little children pressed
To ours in loving glee;
I'll presence OF our dearest and our best,
No matter where we be.
And. failing this, a prince may homeless live,
Though palace walls are nigh;
And, having it, desert shore may give
The joy wealth cannot buy.
F~ar-reaching as the earth's remotest span,
Widespread as ocean foam,
One thought sacred in the breast of man
1t is the thought of home.
That little word his human fate shall bind
With des!inies above,
For there the home of his immo. tai mind
Is in Gods wider love.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02

A co nmercial traveller tells the Chicago
Herald of q DIR RUNNER who cannot write.
ssDown in Missouri the other day." So d
he, sIcame across one of the queercss
cases ! ever heard Of. It was a CONNER
cial traveller who can neither read nor
write. He Is one Of the ~handsomest and
l~iyeliest fellows / ever met, an Al talk
CT, but he can't read five words and can
barely write his w name. Besides, he
doesn't want to Learn. When his GUS
TONERS give him orders he has them write
out lists Of the goods they desire, and
such letters as he ha, to get off he coaxes
hotel clerks and other travelling men to
write for him. He is a lightning sales
man, too, and n of the most popular
merlin his territory.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Flooding the Deserts.

The French project of fcrtilizing the
African deserts by means of a~rtesian
wells is reported to be working admira.
bly,. On a tract of 25, coo acres of
worthless land granted by the Bey of
Tunis, an area of 375 acres is already
under successful cultivation through the
all of the first well, and two other wells
are in progress which are expected to
irrigate 1900 acre..
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Vaccination Rules.

The merits of vaccination have been
considered since 1883 by n German COM
mission-three members of which were
anti-vaccinationists - and these are
among the conclusions which hav. at
length been announced: The period
during which vaccination protects
against smallpox varies greatly, but as
a rule all persons should be va~ccinated
every ten years; two well marked vesi-
cles are necessary to insure successful
protection; animal vaccine is preferable;
no special disease or increasing death
rate can b. traced to the practice of vac
cination; the operation should not be
performed during epidemics of scarlet
fever, measles, diphtheria, whooping
cough, typhus, or erysipelas; infants
should not be vaecinated until three
months old, and the greatest care in
cleaning and disinfecting instruments
should be observed.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
A COMMONPLACE Wonder.

A biographical sketch in a newspaper
says: "Andrew Carnegie was born u
poor boy fsty-thrce years ago." For the
life of US we can't see anything in that
worth putting in print. Now il Andrew
had been born a poor girl fifty-threc
years ago, or if he should be born a poor
boy any time during the coming fifty
three years we would walk across the
street to see him. -[Burdcttc.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
The R0cEu Mountains.

What is the origin of the name
'Rocky Mountains, / find it in the
narrative Of Pierre Gaulties Dc Varenncs,
sieur do Ia Veradrye. whose three sons.
on the first Of January. 174s, first sight.
cd the magnificent range. They called
II aMontagnes de Pierre Brilliantes. =
from the sparkling Of the SUBMITS III The
sunshine. Then mn the more prosaie
name, sMontagnes Roches.' Or aRocky
Mountains'' and our still more prosaic,
Rockies "Montreal Gazette.